pete was right
or some valuable lessons learned over the holidays.
1. pete, an ex-police officer and our landlord, was right. an air conditioning window unit is an awfully convenient way to break into a house. and thank goodness! after coming home at 11pm from our thanksgiving vacation we found that the petsitter had indeed returned the dog to our house. unfortunately, she also left our only house key inside before leaving through the automatically locking front door. as we fumbled with the door, searched for hidden keys we knew we never hid, and tried various windows, zoe looked out at her people with a curious look on her face. it was then that we remembered the air conditioner. one quick lift of the pane and dan followed the heavy a/c unit inside head first on to the bedroom floor, landing in front of a very confused pup. (no one/nothing was broken.) we will think long and hard about putting it back into the window next summer considering how easily we broke into our own home.
2. not everyone will make it to every holiday every year. this is a lesson that we, seemingly, need to relearn from year to year. if we both make it to thanksgiving in new york without a rerouting or delay, then one or both of us will be absent or delayed for christmas. that's what you get when you choose to live 3000 miles from your family and are at the mercy of the weather/airlines. if only christmas were in june...
3. just because the potato bag label says "great for mashing" you can still mess up mashed potatoes. dan and i managed to screw up the most basic of foods. we knew they were unservable when the spoon actually broke in half while stirring. upside: some fun uses for our nasty, gluey mashed potatoes: sculpture medium, denture adhesive, spackle...
4. you get what you ask for - literally. christmas is my favorite holiday. part of the reason it's my favorite is that it's one of the few times a year you get to spend time thinking about what others might like, need, or want. i understand that not everyone enjoys spending a lot of time thinking about presents for other people or see shopping as a chore. but here's what confuses me: dan's family seems to genuinely love giving gifts - but only what the person asks for specifically. in fact, it's best to have a catalog with the page dogeared and the item circled. convenient - yes. fun for me - no. and it requires me to dog ear catalog pages or at least make a list of what i want... which leads me to my next lesson.
5. remember who you asked for which item. this year i ended up with 3 day planners.
1. pete, an ex-police officer and our landlord, was right. an air conditioning window unit is an awfully convenient way to break into a house. and thank goodness! after coming home at 11pm from our thanksgiving vacation we found that the petsitter had indeed returned the dog to our house. unfortunately, she also left our only house key inside before leaving through the automatically locking front door. as we fumbled with the door, searched for hidden keys we knew we never hid, and tried various windows, zoe looked out at her people with a curious look on her face. it was then that we remembered the air conditioner. one quick lift of the pane and dan followed the heavy a/c unit inside head first on to the bedroom floor, landing in front of a very confused pup. (no one/nothing was broken.) we will think long and hard about putting it back into the window next summer considering how easily we broke into our own home.
2. not everyone will make it to every holiday every year. this is a lesson that we, seemingly, need to relearn from year to year. if we both make it to thanksgiving in new york without a rerouting or delay, then one or both of us will be absent or delayed for christmas. that's what you get when you choose to live 3000 miles from your family and are at the mercy of the weather/airlines. if only christmas were in june...
3. just because the potato bag label says "great for mashing" you can still mess up mashed potatoes. dan and i managed to screw up the most basic of foods. we knew they were unservable when the spoon actually broke in half while stirring. upside: some fun uses for our nasty, gluey mashed potatoes: sculpture medium, denture adhesive, spackle...
4. you get what you ask for - literally. christmas is my favorite holiday. part of the reason it's my favorite is that it's one of the few times a year you get to spend time thinking about what others might like, need, or want. i understand that not everyone enjoys spending a lot of time thinking about presents for other people or see shopping as a chore. but here's what confuses me: dan's family seems to genuinely love giving gifts - but only what the person asks for specifically. in fact, it's best to have a catalog with the page dogeared and the item circled. convenient - yes. fun for me - no. and it requires me to dog ear catalog pages or at least make a list of what i want... which leads me to my next lesson.
5. remember who you asked for which item. this year i ended up with 3 day planners.
posted by jordan at
2:45 AM
1 Comments:
The replacement mashed potatoes were YUMMY.
Next year, only surprsises. I wont even ask what you want for your 5th anniversary.
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